Colloqiual Amharic - A Complete Course for Beginners

Name: Colloqiual Amharic - A Complete Course for Beginners
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David Appleyard

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Routledge
28 February 2025

Language self-study texts; Languages & ESL; Amharic - Texts; Amharic - Languages; Amharic - Texts

Series: Colloquial Series

Colloquial Amharic: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course in Amharic as it is written and spoken today. This third edition offers new and updated vocabulary and key revisions to the text to reflect changes in language and culture.

Combining a clear, practical, and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Amharic in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Each unit presents a wealth of grammatical points that are reinforced with a wide range of exercises for regular practice. A full answer key, grammatical tables, and a glossary can be found at the back, as well as useful vocabulary lists throughout.

Key features include:

A clear, user‑friendly format designed to help learners progressively build up their speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills Jargon‑free, succinct, and clearly structured explanations of grammar An extensive range of focused and dynamic supportive exercises Realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of narrative situations Helpful cultural points explaining the customs and features of life in Ethiopia An overview of the sounds of Amharic

Balanced, comprehensive, and rewarding, Colloquial Amharic is an indispensable resource for both independent learners and students taking courses in Amharic.

Additional resources and audio material to accompany the course are available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills. Additional information on writing the Amharic script can also be found here.

By: David Appleyard
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 850g
ISBN: 9781032878768
ISBN 10: 1032878762
Series: Colloquial Series
Pages: 450
Publication Date: 28 February 2025
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1 ሰላምታ sälamta Greetings 2 በትምህርት ቤት bätïmhïrt bet At school 3 ድንገተኛ ግንኙነት dïngätäñña gïnïññunnät A chance meeting 4 ወደ ገበያ መሄድ wädä gäbäya mähed Going shopping 5 የሩቅ ጥሪ yärukʼ tʼïrri A long-distance call 6 ሸርሽር ማቀድ šïrïššïr makʼkʼäd Planning a trip 7 ደብዳቤ መጻፍ däbdabbe mäsʼaf Writing a letter 8 ቱሪዝም በኢትዮጵያ turizm bäityopʼpʼïya Tourism in Ethiopia 9 ብሔራዊ ምግብ ቤት bïherawi mïgïb bet An Ethiopian restaurant 10 ወደ ሆስፒታል መሔድ wädä hospital mähed Going to the hospital 11 ብሔራዊ በዓል bïherawi bäal A national holiday 12 ጉብኝት በአዲስ አበባ gubïññït bäAddis Abäba A tour of Addis Ababa 13 መጽሔትና ጋዜጣ mäsʼhetïnna gazetʼa Magazines and newspapers 14 አንዳንድ የመጽሔት መጣጥፎች andand yämäsʼhet mätʼatʼïfoč Some magazine articles

David Appleyard is Professor Emeritus of the Languages of the Horn of Africa at the University of London, UK. He taught Amharic there for just over thirty years and has published extensively on various Ethiopian and Eritrean languages, as well as on Amharic literature and traditional culture.